Maka swung at Maldur with illogical force. I used as much of my strength as possible in weapon form. He had to pay for hurting Cody as bad as he did. He could have a scar as bad as mine. Maldur's soul would be mine. Soul turned to me, his face slightly discontent. I nodded, and then appeared in my separate blade.

"Maka! Soul Resonance!" I shouted.

She nodded, then took a step back from Maldur. Soul took my hand and closed his eyes as I did. In perfect harmony, the three of us synched our souls and yelled, "LET'S GO, SOUL RESONANCE!"

The biggest light explosion I'd ever seen happened, and mine and Soul's shared weapon form changed again. The staff became darker, the blades longer. My bandages became metal and now had sharp edges. A single black jagged line danced across my blade until it reached the edge. A matching blade glided out of the staff directly next to mine, and another next to Soul's. Finally, the transformation was complete.

Maka smiled widely, and jabbed at Maldur. He barely missed, and flipped back. Still holding the newly formed weapon, Maka cartwheeled, and then did a round off. She stuck the landing easily, and slashed through the kishin. His face wore a look of shock for a second, and then he disappeared. Soul Resonance wore off, and then I went back into human form. Soul followed suit. Growling, I snatched the kishin egg from its spot, and chewed it. Maka went to Cody, and I followed on her heels. Soul lingered by himself, running a hand through his colorless spikes. She sat Cody up, and I cradled him in my arms. He coughed, and I smiled to see him still alive.

Hours Later

I paced the floor with my hands behind my back. Then I stopped in front of the door, went to knock, and started pacing again. It was dead silent, so much that I could hear his shallow breathing on the other side of the door. At least he was breathing. My head bent down, I could only see my bare feet on the hardwood floor. Suddenly, there was a pair of boots in front of my feet. The owner of the boots placed their hands on my shoulders and stopped me. Sighing, I looked up.

Maka stood in front of me, sympathy written on her face. Without warning, her arms were around me, our bodies pressed together in a hug. After a moment of shock, I gently settled my hands between her shoulder blades and hugged back.

"I'm so sorry, Hiiro. But I know he'll be okay." she told me.

"Maka," I started. She pulled away from me. "I want to see him. But I'm afraid he's going to wake up."

She smiled and let out a soft giggle. Maka opened the door and took my hand. She led me in, and sat me down on a chair next to his bed. He seemed to have a little more color than the last time I'd seen him. His cheeks were slightly flushed, and his messy hair covered one of his eyes. I smiled warily and moved the hair away. Maka patted my shoulder, and left the room. Subconsciously, I grabbed his hand and squeezed it.

"You'll be okay, Cody. You lost a lot of blood but Soul gave some for you. You're arm is fine, and it'll barely have a scar. The smallest thing ever." I whispered to his sleeping form.

He shifted around, and I felt pressure on my hand. I looked down, and saw his hand grasping mine. Wide eyes, my head lifted itself up slowly. Cody stirred again, and then opened his pale blue eyes.

"That's good news. I thought I'd have a huge scar. Then no girl would ever talk to me." Cody smiled, and laughed lightly.

I smiled widely. "Not true. They'd think you were cool and a bad-ass."

"Really?"

"Ha, yeah."

It was silent for a moment, then I stood and dropped his hand. "I'll bet Maka wants to talk to you. She'll be impressed-"

He looked away as he told me, "Impressed by what? How easily I was knocked out?"

Puffing out a breath, I turned his head back to me. "No. By how much it took for Maldur to get you down. And how strong you are already."

"You think so?"

"Yes. In fact, I'm going to get her."

With that, I turned around, the skirt of my dress spinning with me for a second, and opened the door. Maka leaned on the arm of the couch, waiting. She lifted her head when I came out. My hand extended, she smiled and went in to see Cody.

A/N…

Hey, guys! Sorry it's short, but there's not much else to add to it. One more week, and there'll be another chapter.

Reviews keep the gears turning, and my fingers typing! Love with bunnies,

~Winter Rose